Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread

[Mayor of ogba]

I have been just trying to stay positive about Erik ten Hag but man... What a joke was that?  

Bremen get a red card and you make it 3-1 right after. It should just be the end right? But no, it wasn't. 3-3 draw at the end. A big disappointment...

2 easy games and only 1 point collected. A really poor start for him.

What do you expect from a club that sold most of their best players for money this season? I am not surprised that Bayer Leverkusen couldn't even defeat Werder Bremen  when Werder Bremen had one man down, because Bayer Leverkusen is finished, and they will continue to struggle to win their matches this season. I wouldn't even blame Erik Ten Hag for Bayer Leverkusen's draw because Bayer Leverkusen had the opportunity to defeat Werder Bremen, but they couldn't defend their two goal lead.

So disappointing how Bayern Leverkusen went from being a top team to an average team that could not even win a match they were 2 goals up from first half. What is more frustrating is that their opponent suffered one red card while they were leading 1-3, they still failed to sustain the match and watch a club they are supposed to be better than, come from behind to draw the match 3-3. I just feel pity for their new coach who inherited this team because he will have a hard time returning them to where they were two seasons ago.

When Erik Ten Hag was agreeing to become Bayer Leverkusen head coach, he knew Bayer Leverkusen had sold most of their best players to other clubs, and after he  signed his contract, he didn't request funds from Bayer Leverkusen board so that he could strengthen his team and compete in the German Bundesliga, so I wouldn't pity him because whatever happens to him at Bayer Leverkusen, he is responsible for it.

[imamusma]

It seems the doubts surrounding Ten Hag are starting to be confirmed, as he hasn't been able to lead Leverkusen to victory. The pressure will only increase as time goes on, the only way to retain his managerial position for a longer period is to quickly win the next match. Otherwise, anything Ten Hag says will seem like an excuse, and Leverkusen fans won't accept it.

[Obari]

When Erik Ten Hag was agreeing to become Bayer Leverkusen head coach, he knew Bayer Leverkusen had sold most of their best players to other clubs, and after he  signed his contract, he didn't request funds from Bayer Leverkusen board so that he could strengthen his team and compete in the German Bundesliga, so I wouldn't pity him because whatever happens to him at Bayer Leverkusen, he is responsible for it.

What was Erik Ten Hag thinking when he decided to accept the formal bid to become Bayer Leverkusen headcoach? The club's crumbled to their knees the moment they trigger the sellclause of their most important players and watching them bounce back this season is definitely not happening. Leverkusen used to be in their prime during the managing system of Xabi Alonso who exited the club because he saw no vision when the players started leaving for good offers. Florian Wirtz and Jereme Frimpong was important for the club and they left, what's the piece remaining? Erik Ten Hag should belt on making signings because it's the only way to stay ontop and winning games.

[Hyphen(-)]

I am waiting to see another failure  from Ten hag. Why the Leverkusen management is relying on Ten Hag after such a big failure with Manchester United is a mystery. Leverkusen did not p lay well in the pre-season matches. Even in the two matches of this season, Leverkusen performed very badly.
In today's match, Werder Bremen  managed to score  2 goals in the second half despite playing with 10 players. I would say this is Leverkusen's biggest failure. The team played like a fool. After getting a 3 - 1 lead, Leverkusen should have played defensively and secured a 3-1 victory. But they did not do it.

Wait no more, Ten Hag has started disappointing some us that believe in his tactics and blame Manchester United for sacking him because I thought he was good. He is supposed to have theee points today, but immediately he made substitutions, they conceded two goals to shatters their  chances of getting the theee points in this match. I am among the people that thought he will do better, but lack of players isn’t the only problem of Leverkusen now, Ten Hag is part of the problem.

[Sandra_hakeem]

In recent games, Bayern Munich has proven themselves as the strong team with their dominance in matches and the new recruit professional players, but their match against Wehen Wiesbaden was a dramatic one to watch. I've noticed in Bayern's last two games, they have conceded goals which is not supposed to be so for a team with such a high prospect and with the belief on their intention of winning the European trophy this season.

it really shows their inconsistency in matches; I must say, with their current squad, I don't think they're supposed to concede goals that way in a single match. However, Bayern Munich is still the favourite to carry their domestic cup again this season but that shouldn't be their main pursuit anyway.

[Agbamoni]

I think Eric Ten Hag should stop managerial career because his past two clubs he coached performed very poor which was as a result of him not doing well, since the day Eric Ten Hag left Ajax  his coaching career ended, he have consistently facing defeat upon even when he was at Manchester United and now he is in Bayer Leverkusen and still his not performing which is very bad and poor from him.

Ok talking about the fixtures played today Bayern Munich and Frankfurt to all 3 point to themselves  and now toping the league with six point each, Bremen with an outstanding performance, putting Bayer Leverkusen on a draw even though conceding red card at the 63 minute, and Bayer Leverkusen still looking for their first win of the new season.

[GiftedMAN]

I think Eric Ten Hag should stop managerial career because his past two clubs he coached performed very poor which was as a result of him not doing well, since the day Eric Ten Hag left Ajax  his coaching career ended, he have consistently facing defeat upon even when he was at Manchester United and now he is in Bayer Leverkusen and still his not performing which is very bad and poor from him.

No, this is not the best suggestion you can come up with since  Ten Hag has a good record when he was Ajax manager, the best thing would be for Ten Hag to avoid accepting deals with big clubs so that he won't keep destroying his reputation as a manager that's if he still has some reputation left. He failed as a manager in Manchester United and right now in Germany he is taking Bayer Leverkusen backwards if he ends up taking the team to the relegation he will find it difficult to get signed to another big club.

[Slow death]

It seems the doubts surrounding Ten Hag are starting to be confirmed, as he hasn't been able to lead Leverkusen to victory. The pressure will only increase as time goes on, the only way to retain his managerial position for a longer period is to quickly win the next match. Otherwise, anything Ten Hag says will seem like an excuse, and Leverkusen fans won't accept it.

Leverkusen's problem comes from last season, it's in defense and Ten Hag is in a terrible situation because he found a team with defensive problems and he didn't make good signings to improve the defense, now he will be placed all the blame and rightly so, because he had time to choose other players for defense, now he will need to hold out until the next transfer window, I don't know until then what Leverkusen's position will be, but with this weak defense, I very much doubt that Leverkusen will be able to be in the top 4 places until December

[AHOYBRAUSE]

In recent games, Bayern Munich has proven themselves as the strong team with their dominance in matches and the new recruit professional players, but their match against Wehen Wiesbaden was a dramatic one to watch. I've noticed in Bayern's last two games, they have conceded goals which is not supposed to be so for a team with such a high prospect and with the belief on their intention of winning the European trophy this season.

it really shows their inconsistency in matches; I must say, with their current squad, I don't think they're supposed to concede goals that way in a single match. However, Bayern Munich is still the favourite to carry their domestic cup again this season but that shouldn't be their main pursuit anyway.

Recent games? They played 2 league games and 1 cup game. 1 game they won very easy and the other 2 were close encounters where they could have lost even? Don't know what you guys even talk about when mentioning Bayern but it's quite apparent you don't really have a clue, otherwise you wouldn't make such contradicting statements.  

Of course they are still the favorites to win everything in Germany cause no team is really stepping up, even when Bayern is showing some weakness.

[bangjoe]

It seems the doubts surrounding Ten Hag are starting to be confirmed, as he hasn't been able to lead Leverkusen to victory. The pressure will only increase as time goes on, the only way to retain his managerial position for a longer period is to quickly win the next match. Otherwise, anything Ten Hag says will seem like an excuse, and Leverkusen fans won't accept it.

Under Xabi Alonso, Hoffenheim and Bremen were no problem for Leverkusen. Seeing how Ten Hag didn't have the power to beat them today, it's fair to say that Ten Hag doesn't have a good game strategy to defend and attack well. Maybe he's not into exploring new game strategies anymore. Using the same old tactics is dumb and easy for others to predict.

This is not about the players but about how the coaches use the weapons in their arsenal to get the win. This is beyond expectations, not because it is still early in the league so we have to consider it, but precisely because their opening has been so bad that we don't believe it will be good for Leverkusen this season.



The next match is against Eintracht Frankfurt, and I'm not sure Leverkusen will win. Ten Hag needs to work hard and evaluate everything in their game strategy. We can see that their defense is very weak, and that should be a concern.

[$weetne$$]

Wait no more, Ten Hag has started disappointing some us that believe in his tactics and blame Manchester United for sacking him because I thought he was good. He is supposed to have theee points today, but immediately he made substitutions, they conceded two goals to shatters their  chances of getting the theee points in this match. I am among the people that thought he will do better, but lack of players isn’t the only problem of Leverkusen now, Ten Hag is part of the problem.

I do not know if I will be going extreme to say that at this point  ten Hag should probably retire as a coach because he appears like one who has exhausted all that he's got tactically as a coach and probably has nothing much to offer at almost any levels, I was before now of the same taught that the Premier league was one which exacted too much pressure on him amd so at this point he was supposed to do better because he is in a less competitive zone. It is really sad seeing  this kind of performance with Leverkusen under ten hg, for a team that was doing much better before his arrival and not like they sold a lot of key players, they still have a good number intact, I do not even know what to expect of them at this point.

[Razmirraz]

It seems the doubts surrounding Ten Hag are starting to be confirmed, as he hasn't been able to lead Leverkusen to victory. The pressure will only increase as time goes on, the only way to retain his managerial position for a longer period is to quickly win the next match. Otherwise, anything Ten Hag says will seem like an excuse, and Leverkusen fans won't accept it.

Leverkusen had been leading 3-1 against Bremen who played with 10 men since the 63rd minute. However, in the remaining match, many unexpected surprises occurred, so Leverkusen had to be satisfied with the final result of 3-3. Previously, when Xabi Alonso was still in charge, incidents like this were very rare. Leverkusen who specialized in winning in extra time, has now turned into a team that lacks the spirit to defend its victory.

This failure was due to Ten Hag's inability to read the situation on the field. Those who had the advantage in goals and numbers should have been able to control the game well, but the opposite happened. Whatever excuse Ten Hag gives, he now needs to prove himself. He must be able to return Leverkusen to its best form if he doesn't want to lose his job sooner than expected.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Leverkusen's problem comes from last season, it's in defense and Ten Hag is in a terrible situation because he found a team with defensive problems and he didn't make good signings to improve the defense, now he will be placed all the blame and rightly so, because he had time to choose other players for defense, now he will need to hold out until the next transfer window, I don't know until then what Leverkusen's position will be, but with this weak defense, I very much doubt that Leverkusen will be able to be in the top 4 places until December

I don't think Bayer Leverkusen's problem I mean the defensive problem you said started last season, it started this very season because as of last season they were ok only thing was that they couldn't find that consistency in them to meet up how they finished the season they won the league title, winning games became a problem and they could not withstand Bayern Munich that was really ready to reclaim what was theirs, no club was easy for them again.
This transfer window they sold almost all of their good players even their former manager Xabi Alonso left the side and ETH came in but could not make good use of what was left and today it seems like he's the problem and some will say is Manchester United bad luck that came with him, no...I feel the management are ok with the players they have and ETH should work with it. For now I don't see anything special happening at the club like no new addition will be made and if possible they have to play and win base on luck, the position they'll finish will be a shocking one if they don't improve the way they play with the players they have.

[Agbamoni]

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No, this is not the best suggestion you can come up with since  Ten Hag has a good record when he was Ajax manager, the best thing would be for Ten Hag to avoid accepting deals with big clubs so that he won't keep destroying his reputation as a manager that's if he still has some reputation left. He failed as a manager in Manchester United and right now in Germany he is taking Bayer Leverkusen backwards if he ends up taking the team to the relegation he will find it difficult to get signed to another big club.

This shouldn't call for debate anyway. The era of these men is gradually getting over. Managers like Ancelotti, Ten Hag, José Mourinho and Pep Guardiola should leave club football and do something else. The old ways is not working for them for the past two seasons. Ancelotti has returned to Brazil, from there he can retire so others should follow that same path. The competition should be left for the young coaches to make history too. Managerial system has changed and if they cant adapt to the changes then they should kiss it goodbye.

[Lidger]

It seems the doubts surrounding Ten Hag are starting to be confirmed, as he hasn't been able to lead Leverkusen to victory. The pressure will only increase as time goes on, the only way to retain his managerial position for a longer period is to quickly win the next match. Otherwise, anything Ten Hag says will seem like an excuse, and Leverkusen fans won't accept it.

I don't know what you think, but I think Leverkusen will end the season with a very bad performance under this manager. The players in the team have not changed, only the manager has changed, and I don't know why the team's performance has deteriorated a lot because of this manager change. The management and the fans are definitely not satisfied with the manager. Now if Leverkusen consistently performs poorly in the first few matches, what action can the club take against the manager?
Maybe the club will try to find a good manager, but a manager doesn't really want to take charge of a team in the middle of the season, so if Leverkusen can't find a good manager, maybe Ten Hag will take charge of Leverkusen this season, but Leverkusen will definitely change their manager next season.

[shinratensei_]

Under Xabi Alonso, Hoffenheim and Bremen were no problem for Leverkusen. Seeing how Ten Hag didn't have the power to beat them today, it's fair to say that Ten Hag doesn't have a good game strategy to defend and attack well. Maybe he's not into exploring new game strategies anymore. Using the same old tactics is dumb and easy for others to predict.

This is not about the players but about how the coaches use the weapons in their arsenal to get the win. This is beyond expectations, not because it is still early in the league so we have to consider it, but precisely because their opening has been so bad that we don't believe it will be good for Leverkusen this season.



The next match is against Eintracht Frankfurt, and I'm not sure Leverkusen will win. Ten Hag needs to work hard and evaluate everything in their game strategy. We can see that their defense is very weak, and that should be a concern.

I'm here expecting worse outcome for Leverkusen than their previous games. Their next opponent, Frankfurt is obviously strnger team than Hoffen and Bremen. Kinda feel a bit strange with how bookie rated them 2.28 compared to the Frankfurt 3.00. However, the game will be happening after the International break, which i believe there will be huge adjustment in the odds. lemme predict Leverkusen odds will be adjusted to 4.00 - 6.00 when we are getting closer to the game. Im holding my guts on Frankfurt to win the game.

[ThemePen]

I don't know what you think, but I think Leverkusen will end the season with a very bad performance under this manager. The players in the team have not changed, only the manager has changed, and I don't know why the team's performance has deteriorated a lot because of this manager change. The management and the fans are definitely not satisfied with the manager. Now if Leverkusen consistently performs poorly in the first few matches, what action can the club take against the manager?
Maybe the club will try to find a good manager, but a manager doesn't really want to take charge of a team in the middle of the season, so if Leverkusen can't find a good manager, maybe Ten Hag will take charge of Leverkusen this season, but Leverkusen will definitely change their manager next season.

It is clear you are unhappy with how Leverkusen is playing since new manager took over. It is common problem in football new coach can mess up team flow even with same players. It is frustrating to watch your favorite team struggle and it makes sense that you are worried about manager effect. You made good point about club being under pressure to make change if team keeps playing badly. As you said finding good manager in middle of season is very difficult and your idea about Ten Hag is interesting. It is tough situation and you are probably right that permanent change might not happen until end of season.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

If Dortmund can focus on the Bundesliga well this season, it could make the league more interesting to watch, as they would pose a challenge. But let's see how Dortmund performs this time around. Maybe we will see another team in serious form this season, because that always happens once in a while.

Besides Dortmund, we also hope that Leverkusen and other teams can provide stiff competition for Bayern Munich in the title race, but considering the overall squad, it will be a bit more difficult to achieve. Bayern Munich managed to get three points in their second match, while Leverkusen only managed a draw, although they should have taken all three points from that match. Dortmund will face Union Berlin in the next match, and we hope they can win, even though Dortmund only managed a draw in their first match.

[dezoel]

In recent games, Bayern Munich has proven themselves as the strong team with their dominance in matches and the new recruit professional players, but their match against Wehen Wiesbaden was a dramatic one to watch. I've noticed in Bayern's last two games, they have conceded goals which is not supposed to be so for a team with such a high prospect and with the belief on their intention of winning the European trophy this season.

it really shows their inconsistency in matches; I must say, with their current squad, I don't think they're supposed to concede goals that way in a single match. However, Bayern Munich is still the favourite to carry their domestic cup again this season but that shouldn't be their main pursuit anyway.

Bayern Munich is not only in Bundesliga they are one of the best club in UEFA due to their competitiveness and aggressive approach in all events their start of this season is clearly indicating how things will be gone in this season.

At Augsburg in first half they were in complete control but second half bring some problems in defense which are surely going to be had trouble for them in big games they needed to be keep checking and have their best otherwise this could be not easy task for them in coming days their attack is showing great depth, but their defense is suddenly having troubling time as they conceded two goals which give them alarming situation for big games which are going to be held after this break.

[jems]

If Dortmund can focus on the Bundesliga well this season, it could make the league more interesting to watch, as they would pose a challenge. But let's see how Dortmund performs this time around. Maybe we will see another team in serious form this season, because that always happens once in a while.

Besides Dortmund, we also hope that Leverkusen and other teams can provide stiff competition for Bayern Munich in the title race, but considering the overall squad, it will be a bit more difficult to achieve. Bayern Munich managed to get three points in their second match, while Leverkusen only managed a draw, although they should have taken all three points from that match. Dortmund will face Union Berlin in the next match, and we hope they can win, even though Dortmund only managed a draw in their first match.

Maybe for Dortmund there is still a possibility even though in the first match they failed to get 3 points but for Leverkusen I think it is very unlikely, Leverkusen this season will be very very bad, it is clearly seen in the 2 matches they have played especially this week when Leverkusen only drew against Bremen even though Bremen had played with 10 players but they managed to score 2 goals to equalize the score, that is proof that Leverkusen this season is very bad.